Irritability, Defiant and Obsessive-Compulsive Problems Development from Childhood to Adolescence

Little is known about the coexistence of oppositionality and obsessive-compulsive problems (OCP) in community children and how it affects their development until adolescence to prevent possible dysfunctions. The co-development of oppositional defiant dimensions and OCP is studied in 563 children (49...

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Autores: Ezpeleta, Lourdes|||0000-0002-8957-083X, Penelo Werner, Eva|||0000-0001-6796-7660, Navarro, José-Blas|||0000-0001-5929-4224, Osa, Nuria de la|||0000-0003-4499-0942, Trepat, Esther|||0000-0003-4293-9078
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:250654
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/250654
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1007/s10964-021-01528-7
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Defiant/Headstrong
Developmental trajectories
Obsessive-compulsive
Oppositional defiant
Irritability
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Sumario:Little is known about the coexistence of oppositionality and obsessive-compulsive problems (OCP) in community children and how it affects their development until adolescence to prevent possible dysfunctions. The co-development of oppositional defiant dimensions and OCP is studied in 563 children (49.7% female) from ages 6 to 13 years, assessed yearly with measures answered by parents and teachers. A 4-class model based on Latent Class Growth Analysis for three parallel processes (irritability, defiant, and OCP) was selected, which showed adequate fitting indexes. Class 1 (n = 349, 62.0%) children scored low on all the measures. Class 2 (n = 53, 9.4%) contained children with high OCP and low irritability and defiant. Class 3 (n = 108, 19.2%) clustered children with high irritability and defiant and low OCP. Class 4 (n = 53, 9.4%) clustered comorbid irritability, defiant, and OCP characteristics. The classes showed different clinical characteristics through development. The developmental co-occurrence of irritability and defiant plus obsessive-compulsive behaviors is frequent and adds severity through development regarding comorbidity, peer problems, executive functioning difficulties, and daily functioning. The identification of different classes when combining oppositional problems and OCP may be informative to prevent developmental dysfunctions and to promote good adjustment through development.